The National tribune., 1887-12-22

36s Of this place IN alive and growing rapidly in
numbers. We have some good timber In our Post.
and you hook for us in the foremost rank here
RfteT--nO coffee coolers" " among Al our last
meeting the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Commander, w. "a. Stafford; S.N. g,
.Ias. SsNton; J. Y. G. Herbert Glass; Surg, Henry
! Ford Chap, Asa Leonard; q. NJ, Truman Iur-
/ rell; AdJt, y. y. Watkins O. ID, John C. Brown
I -. G., stephen Reed =. NJ, A. Soamani G. NJ. >,
/ John Mcllroy
Lewis MarviIle. Parkville: I'D NJ Pru,zman
4 Post No. - OF Three Rivers, IL in Aourishing
condition and mustcIing IN Recruits AT almost every
/ meeting.
MINNESOTA
Btrcher Post No las, St Paul. held a Campfire
/ rcceaty. large delegation from Garfield Post,
Delivered iIy Commander Star.ley. Judge Cox. OH
1 Ger Of the bay Lyon, Capt Stces. Commander Cum
mings, Comm lndcr Brigham, George w. Mann
Rnd Others.
MISSOURI
Officers OF Ransom Post, No l3I. ST. Louis: Com
/ nauder James q. Butler; - V. T.. A. &. Taylor;
/ >. \. C., 4. l.. hessmorc; q. NJ, Cbas, l. Moss )
/ Chap, Rcv. lhos ia. Haggerlyi surg, lhos' =
/ NaWicy.
Officers Of Capt waeoner Post. No. 81. Inde-
/ pcudcnCc; Commander Mm. j. Phillips; S.N. g,
! A J. Kirk: y. Y. C., J. V. b. Martin; Adi't, &. NJ.
Claudall; q. NJ, T. J. Tdswcll; surg, J. Il. Clem-
/ inson; Chap, J. o. Rockwell; %. d.. l.. NJ. Bn-
. chaHan; @. g, Wm.'E. AXteili = NJ, Nm. Grow
O. NJ. s., Geo. ". sapp.
! NEBRASKA
Officers Of Holland Post. No. 75, Crete: Com
mandcr Joseph = CooSus. = Y. g, John Grewell; /;
J. v. g., James J.. jackson; q. NJ, w. J.. Lorell;
/ q. d., ". NJ. bell; Chap, ". ShracS Surg, sam
4 Hycit; %. g.. Thomas lieadGnte.
Officers of Bradley Post No. l3I. Wood River:
] Commander, i. Ncstcoat; :. V. c., G. W. Plum
mer: J: v: C., A. c. White; Q. NJ, }. Stevens; o.
! D.. = II. Taylor; Chap, 4. kunz; o. O., }. Bur
den; Surg. J. Ross.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
John y. Willis Post held a Campfire nj Gorham
/ recently Commander A. :. Twitchell presided,
aud good audience was present. Addresses were
{ made by Department Commander q. 4. wyatt, Il.
=. Moves Judge I1noch Foster Capt. :. +. Gibson,
/ LcY. Mr. Task and Others. The officers OF tins
. Post ior the ensuing year are; Gommander, y. w.
Perkins; : v. g.. L. ". Burbank; J. \. q, Phile-
/ mon Hartman; q NJ. I.eyi Shedd; q. d., James
I Wilson; o. g. Barnard Mccormack; Chap, Rev.
J. HI. Trask Delegates. Walter Al. Evans. u. liar-
riman T. n. Wight; Alternaies, u. }. Larry, Eph-
RAIN Wight, y. Morgan.
NEW YORK
Officers OF John NJ Hutchinson Post, No. 243, Pa
yilion: Commander, John Nj. Fero; :. Y. G., . ID.
/ Sapp; j. y. g.. James :. FeTo; Chap, NJ. L. Ohm
sled; O. d.. J. NJ Hewitt; o. O., J. q. Ward; q. NJ,
l.. Browncil; Surg. J. A. Dow.
Officers of T.. g. Marshall Post. No. 397, Roches-
ter: Commander. Milton Race; :. V. G., David O..
Hatch: j. y. C., George l.. MaNson; q. NJ, John
y. Phillips; Chap, ;. v. Mcpowcli %. ID, o. B.
Hicks; o. c., Louis Oliver; surg, Peter Oliver.
Delegate, Jgmcs :. Graham; Alternate, II. \.
Schlicl5. Council Of Administration, h. :. Blake,
NAilRm Patterson. THE Post recently pre-
sented 10y Maj g. y. Ceary, at the Request of Mayor
Parsons, with limb of the tree under which Gen.
Robert D. Lee and his Chief of staff Col, Marshall,
pitched their tent while on their way 10 Richmond
on the night after Lee's surrender at AppomattoX.
The limb is OF red cedar aud is IN the shape of a
crotch. The Mayor obtained IL while on his re-
cent visit TO Virginia. The Post accepted the gin
aud returned a vote Of thanks 10 Mayor Parsons.
Officers of W. ID. Brennan Post, No. 2SI, Malone /:
Commander. J. Warren Pond; :. v. C.. :. w. Grant;
J.N. C., B }. Hawley; Adit H. II. Gamer; q. NJ,
d. III. Stanton; Surg, James Cassin; Chap, III. NJ.
Learned O. d., q. ~. French; q. c.. III. "a. Davis
:. H., T.. J. Minnix: q. NJ. :, w. j. Fellows; SEN
tinels, w. G. Pratt, John Martin; g. Serg'ts, rhos.
Kinds. i. :. Clark. Delegates, James slaughtery
j. II. Cramer. Council of Administration. II. h.
Meigs, q. y. Norris, John McsoIicy, H. McC. Mil
Ter.
Officers OF Hastings Post Horizon: Commander,
:. A. Ormsby; ;. Y. c., James A. Bslcom; J. V. g,
Oscar o. Dnell; q. NJ, William Clark; surg, DIR.
ID Landon; Chap, Rev. A. b. Ialmatieri o. d.
AlphonEo Ducll; q. C., Sanford Wilcox.
Officers Of J.. NJ. Wheeler Post. No. 81, Saratoga
Springs; Commander, {. II. Hodges; = y. C., III.
D 0rmsbcei }. v. G., a. y. Allen; @. NJ, i. II.
Fuller; Surg. T. B. Duel; Chap. ID. D. Lock-
wood O. D., a. ID. Brown; o. c., n. Brown. This
Post has mustered aud received by transfer card
255 comrades OF which number il has li2 now la
good standing.
oEIo.-
Officers OF Lewis Post. No 3i7. Xeuia: Com.
mander, Homer Thra; :. v C., Henry Ebvey; }.
N.C, y. A. Benham; Surg, A. :. Dryden; %. ID,
james liddeli; o.G., George Y. Good; Chap, ID
I nj Stewart; Historian. H. Il. Barlow.
Officers OF Pomerene Post, No. 250 Millcrsburg
} Commander. A. }, Boner; :. V c.: James Row
landi J.N. G., }. Al. Cole; @ NJ. John i. llud
son; Chap, Thomas Arnold; o. D. &. ID. Beegle
! o. O., A. J. Knox. Delegate, John Karnes; Alter
Officers of Forsyth Post. No 10. Toledo: Com
mander. l.. IL. Brown; :. V. G. q. w. Munson; J.
V. C., Gen. &. j. Young q. NJ, G. NJ. Montgom
cry; Surg. Dr. 4. A. Kitchen; Chap. p :. Slevin
o. d., }. y. Minhimeh; o. O.. J. &. White. Trus
tees, r. @. W Foster zone year. IT, Goldsmith ltws
years, q. ii. zones three years.. Delegates L. i
Little, Gen. john w. Fuller, ID. R. Austin, Gen.
J.. Young, j. II. Puck; Alternates, ". w. Howe, J
ny. Green, &. A. Rowsey, G. w. Munson, 4. B
Terry.
Officers of Robbins Post. No. ql. Upper sandus
| Ky: Commander d. L. Hale; $. V. g. Jno. Healy
J \; G; o. y. Brown Chap. II; b. Hale; surg.
= Dr. @. " EenRn; .. d.. Oscar Meedlam; q. VI.
". A. GIBSON; o. g.. Jocob Gatchell. Delegates
Z Gen. Kirby, Capt. Gordon.
Officers OF Hughes Post 70. 2s5 Malta: Com
mander y, &. MuIdnck; :. y. G, r. H. Cheadle
. J. v. C., John Barcil q. NJ. }. VI. West; Surg.
| III. ID. True; Chap, Rev. Butte; q. ID. Abe King
o. G., N :, Baker Delegates, }. D. sonnanstine
. | Rev. j. Il. IlDbles; Altemaies, Capt Henderson
Jacob Adams. Trustees, George =. Corner, Il. A
p Dye, A, A. Coulson.
! OREGON
> ". b. Taylor. East Portland: Officers Of Sumne
" Post. No. ~: Commander, ". B. Taylor; :. V. C.
!. Fred NeidmaIk; }. v. C., c. T.. Boston; q. NJ, ]
q. Ross; Surg, W. ~. Royal Chap. J. Il. Taylor
! o. ID, ~ l.. smith; o. o., J. w. Howe. Council G
. Administration, j. L. McAlcn, George Oldet
F; Delegates. Df W. ". Royal j. w. Ogelby J. 4
= McMillcn; Altemaies, j. = Birdsel. :. A. IIosford
], 1 $ O. Workman After The election am old fash
: ioned Campfire was lighted aud baked beans. col
fee, hardtnck, pickles, etc, were served as la ia
p DAYS of lsGl-'G5. About 80 comrades were present
I
= Speeches were mnde by several 81 the comrades {
= the following tuasis; Sumner Post" respOnde
> TO by d. ID. Ncer the FIRST Commander la whic
he alluded 10 lie origin, giving "A very glowing an
!, Interesting description Of how il had grown froT
, ~ charter members ive years ago very close 10
= al the present lime, notwithstanding many haV
= transferred 10 other Pusts some have been drOppe
y and several have answered to the last rOll-cal II
q closed With the hope that sumner Post might a
\ ways lac found IN the front ranks doing goOc
: - Grahd Army 81 thc Republic was responded I
y by Comradc r. q. Hursh, Juuior Vice Commando
?, OF this Department, he being a member of Rem
. Post NO. ~ oi ROscburg, in which hc said man
= things to encourage the old boys 10 prove as tru
~ 10 each other a. lhcy were 20 thCir country an
flag COmradc HuF-ll carries au empty sleeve as
relic 81 the great struggle ia which all took suC
L AN active part. lie urged the comrades To be 4
~ charitable IA they loyal 10 The poor and di
. trcsscd comrades who had done 50 much for the
v country. lie also referred 10 the Dependent pcnsu
D. Bill, hoping that every soldier would eventual
= get his just ducs fFum the Government that he ha
= helped 70 save. Gall was made retiring Con
mHndcr j. *. Nccl 10 RESPOND To The Work of a
Old Soldier" hut hc called q substitute, N 4
took them back 10 81. when the old flag was FIRE
upon. How quickly the boys fell into Line al n
" call OF the President. How wei Wc did our WOI
- is told by thc many haId-luught battles where
y many oi the loyal, true and brave gave ail ihs
~ had TO givc-ihclr lives, and 10 Gay thousan,
- sleep ln unmarked graves. While We look wi
y. sorrow upon these Things, how quick would
~ the same lining over again, We have made this a
greatest Nation On earth. our flag bids an 10 con
and make then hUIncs with some o.. the %
- army SONGS were Then sung, among them bell
~ The Old Army Beau" Marching Through Go,
= gia,' " My Country, Tis Of Thee - etc. and pat
~ otlc remarks were made by Comrades Cross. 30
ton aud Rhodes, when tie mocling closed aud !
went home feeling better for our lrsl Campfire